FF2 Final Exam Study Guide IFSTA
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Whengdoesgthegresponsegtogangemergencygbegin?g-
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Whatgmustgagfiregdepartment'sghealthgandgsafetygprogramgaddress?g-
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Whichgstatementgregardinggapparatusgsafetygisgaccurate?g-
gFirefightersgshouldgalwaysgmaintaingthreegpointsgofgcontactgwhengmountinggorgdismou
ntinggapparatus.
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Whichgtypegofgfiregofficergisgdirectlygingchargegofgmonitoringgoperationalgsafetygatgfiresg
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Firegdepartmentglinegpersonnelgaregresponsiblegfor:g-
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WhatgisgthegBESTgwaygforgagFiregFightergIgtogpreventgwork-relatedginjuries?g-
gMaintaingaghighglevelgofgpersonalgphysicalgfitness
AccordinggtogNFPAg1001,gwhichgdutygisgagFiregFightergIgrequiredgtogbegablegtogperform?g-
gPreparegapparatusghosegloadsgforgresponse
WhatgdoesgNFPAg1500grequiregtogbegpartgofgfiregdepartmentgtraininggprograms?g-
gAgprocessgforgevaluatinggfirefightergskillsgandgknowledge
Whatgisgthegoverallgmissiongofgthegfiregservice?g-
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onsgand:g-gdelegategauthority.
Whatgaregpersonnelgaccountabilitygsystemsgdesignedgtogdo?g-
gTrackgpersonnelgingandgoutgofgthegIDLHgenvironment
,Whichgtypegofgspecializedgfiregcompanygisgassignedgtogagpumpinggapparatusgandgperfo
rmsgsuppressiongdutiesgatgstructuregfires?g-gEnginegcompany
Allgauxiliarygequipmentgmustgbe:g-gintrinsicallygsafe.
Whichgstatementgdescribesgthegstaffinggandgfundinggofgvolunteergfiregdepartments?g-
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Whichgscenegcontrolgzonegdirectlygsurroundsgthegincidentgsitegandgshouldgonlygbegente
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Multiplegfiregcompaniesgwithingagresponsegareagwhosegday-to-
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Whichgstatementgaboutgmaintaininggpersonnelgsafetygduringgtraininggevolutionsgisgaccur
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Mostgfiregdepartmentsgaregorganizedgingagseriesgofglevels,gwithgthegintermediateglevelsg
madegupgofgpersonnelgassignedgby:g-grankgandgduty.
Whatgisgthegleadinggcausegofgfirefightergfatalities?g-gCardiovasculargdisease
Ingordergtogensuregthegsafetygofgpersonnelgoperatingginghazardousgareas,gfiregdepartm
entsgshould:g-gprovidegmembersgwithgatgleastgonegfullgsetgofgprotectivegequipment.
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Whichgstatementgaboutgatypicallygstressfulgeventsgisgaccurate?g-
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Whengestablishinggscenegcontrolgzonesgatgangemergencygscene,gfirefightersgshouldgav
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hgagcommongsetgofgauthorities,gprotections,gandgresources.g-gallghazard
WhichgdutygisgagFiregFightergIgexpectedgtogperform?g-gForcinggentrygintogagstructure
WhichgstatementgdescribesgthegdifferencegingthegrolesgofgagFiregFightergIgandgagFiregFi
ghtergII?g-
gAgFiregFightergIgworksgundergthegdirectgsupervisiongofgagFiregFightergIIgorgcompanygoffi
cer.
Whichgtypegofgspecializedgfiregcompanyggenerallyghasgthegprimarygdutygofgtransportinggp
atientsgtogaghospital?g-gEmergencygmedicalgcompany
Whengdoesgthegresponsegtogangemergencygbegin?g-
gAsgsoongasgthegdepartmentgisgnotifiedgofgthegemergency
Whichggroupgofgfiregdepartmentgemployeesgprovidesgadministrativegandglogisticalgsupp
ortgingareasgsuchgasgfinance,gmaintenance,gandgtraining?g-gStaffgpersonnel
Exposuregtogchemicalsgandgproductsgofgcombustiongareglinkedgto:g-
gincreasedgoccurrencesgofgillnessesgandgdiseases.
Whichgsafetygguidelinegwillghelpgminimizegagfirefighter'sgexposuregtogriskgatgagstructural
gfiregscene?g-gMaintaingcommunicationgwithgteamgmembersgandgCommand
Whatgshouldgbegthegfirstgprioritygofgfirefightersgwhengtheregaregdownedghigh-
voltagegpowerglines?g-gContactgthegelectricgcompanygtogshutgoffgpower
A(An)
isgmeantgtoghelpgreducegfirefightergillnesses,ginjuries,gandgdeathsgb
ygensuringgthatgfirefightersgareghealthy.g-gwellnessgprogram
NFPAg1500grequiresgallgpersonnelgoperatinggingangimmediatelygdangerousgtoglifegandg
healthg(IDLH)gatmospheregto:g-gbegfullygequippedgwithgthegappropriategPPE.
Whengoperatinggatghighway/roadwaygincidentgscenes,gapparatusglights:g-
gcangconfusegmotoristsgandgmakegthegsituationgmoreghazardous.
Whatgmustgagfiregdepartment'sghealthgandgsafetygprogramgaddress?g-
gAllganticipatedghazardsgtogwhichgmembersgmightgbegexposed
Whichgtypegofgspecializedgfiregcompanyggenerallyghasgthegprimarygdutygofgsearchinggfo
rgvictimsgandgremovinggthemgfromgareasgofgdangergorgentrapment?g-
gRescuegcompany
,Emergencygsceneglightinggandgportablegrescuegequipmentgaregpoweredgbygapparatus-
gmountedggenerators,gthegapparatus'gelectricalgsystem,gor:g-
gportablegelectricggenerators.
Whichgorganizationgorgagencygwouldgassistgthegfiregdepartmentgwithgincidentgscenegse
curity,gcrowdgcontrol,gandgexplosivesgdisposal?g-gLawgenforcement
Whatgdoesgitgmeangtogpracticegsituationalgawarenessgongthegfireground?g-
gBeinggobservantgaboutghazardsgandgchanginggconditions
WhygdidgthegNationalgFallengFirefightersgAssociationgdevelopgtheg16gFirefightergLifegSaf
etygInitiativesging2004?g-gProvidegthegfiregservicegwithgagblueprintgforgmakinggchanges
Whatgisgthegmaingpurposegofgagfiregdepartmentgmembergassistancegprogramg(MAP)?
g-
gOffergeasilygaccessible,gconfidentialgassistancegwithgpersonalgproblemsgthatgaffectgj
obgperformance
Whichgstatementgregardinggapparatusgsafetygisgaccurate?g-
gFirefightersgshouldgalwaysgmaintaingthreegpointsgofgcontactgwhengmountinggorgdismou
ntinggapparatus.
Ingordergtogminimizegdangergwhengridinggingapparatus,gfirefightersgshouldgalwaysgwear:g-
ghearinggprotection.
Whichgtypegofgfiregofficergisgdirectlygingchargegofgmonitoringgoperationalgsafetygatgfiresg
andgothergemergencies?g-gFiregdepartmentgincidentgsafetygofficer
Firegdepartmentglinegpersonnelgaregresponsiblegfor:g-
gprovidinggemergencygservicesgtogthegpublic.
WhatgisgthegBESTgwaygforgagFiregFightergIgtogpreventgwork-relatedginjuries?g-
gMaintaingaghighglevelgofgpersonalgphysicalgfitness
AccordinggtogNFPAg1001,gwhichgdutygisgagFiregFightergIgrequiredgtogbegablegtogperform?g-
gPreparegapparatusghosegloadsgforgresponse
WhatgdoesgNFPAg1500grequiregtogbegpartgofgfiregdepartmentgtraininggprograms?g-
gAgprocessgforgevaluatinggfirefightergskillsgandgknowledge
Whatgisgthegoverallgmissiongofgthegfiregservice?g-
gSaveglivesgandgprotectgpropertygandgthegenvironment
Writtengregulationsgsuchgasgangorganization'sgpoliciesgandgproceduresgclarifygexpectati
onsgand:g-gdelegategauthority.
Whatgaregpersonnelgaccountabilitygsystemsgdesignedgtogdo?g-
gTrackgpersonnelgingandgoutgofgthegIDLHgenvironment
,Whichgtypegofgspecializedgfiregcompanygisgassignedgtogagpumpinggapparatusgandgperfo
rmsgsuppressiongdutiesgatgstructuregfires?g-gEnginegcompany
Allgauxiliarygequipmentgmustgbe:g-gintrinsicallygsafe.
Whichgstatementgdescribesgthegstaffinggandgfundinggofgvolunteergfiregdepartments?g-
gNotgcontinuouslygstaffedgandgmaygrelygongfundraisersgforgfunding
Withgregardgtogfacilitygsafety,gNFPAg1500:g-gprohibitsgallgtobaccogusegingthegfacilities.
Whichgscenegcontrolgzonegdirectlygsurroundsgthegincidentgsitegandgshouldgonlygbegente
redgbygpersonnelgdirectlyginvolvedgingdisposinggofgthegproblem?g-gHotgzone
Multiplegfiregcompaniesgwithingagresponsegareagwhosegday-to-
daygfunctionsgaregoverseengbygthegoperationsgdivisiongaregcalledga(an):g-gbattalion
Whichgstatementgaboutgmaintaininggpersonnelgsafetygduringgtraininggevolutionsgisgaccur
ate?g-
gRowdygplaygandgothergunprofessionalgconductgisgnotgallowedgbecausegitgisgdistractingga
ndgcangleadgtogaccidentsgorginjuries.
Thegdivisiongofglaborgrefersgto:g-
gthegprocessgofgdividingglargegjobsgintogsmallergpiecesgtogmakegthemgmoregmanageable.
Mostgfiregdepartmentsgaregorganizedgingagseriesgofglevels,gwithgthegintermediateglevelsg
madegupgofgpersonnelgassignedgby:g-grankgandgduty.
Whatgisgthegleadinggcausegofgfirefightergfatalities?g-gCardiovasculargdisease
Ingordergtogensuregthegsafetygofgpersonnelgoperatingginghazardousgareas,gfiregdepartm
entsgshould:g-gprovidegmembersgwithgatgleastgonegfullgsetgofgprotectivegequipment.
WhichgdutygwouldglikelygbegperformedgbygagFiregFightergI?g-
gCleaninggandginspectingggroundgladders
Eachgemployeegreportinggtogjustgonegsupervisor,gwhogingturngmovesgupgthegchaingofgco
mmand,gisgangexamplegof:g-gunitygofgcommand.
A
isgagguidegtogdecisiongmakinggwithingangorganizationgthatgaddressesgissue
sgsuchgasgworkingghours,gemergencygresponsegguidelines,gandgchaingofgcommand
.g-gpolicy
Whichgorganizationgorgagencygassistsgthegfiregdepartmentgbygshuttinggoffgnaturalggasgli
nes,gelectricity,gorgpublicgwatergmains?g-gUtilitygcompany
, Whichgtypegofgemergencyglightsgaregmountedgongagvehiclegandgaregusuallygdeployedgb
ygraising,glowering,gandgrotatinggthegtelescopinggpolesgtogwhichgtheygaregaffixed?g-
gFixedglights
OneggoalgofgthegNationalgFallengFirefightersgAssociationg16gFirefightergLifegSafetygIniti
ativesgisgto:g-gempowergallgfirefightersgtogstopgunsafegpractices.
Agtypegofgfiregdepartmentalgorganizationalgstructuregwheregdecisionsgandginformationgaregdir
ectedgformgthegtopgandgfilteredgdowngthroughgintermediateglevelsgtogthegbasegcangbegdescri
bedgas:g-gscalar.
HowgdoesgtheglevelgofgresponsibilitygofgagFiregFightergIgdiffergfromgthatgofgagFiregFightergII?
-
gAgFiregFightergIIgisgtrainedgtogcoordinategFiregFightergIgandgFiregFightergIIgpersonnelgw
hilegworkinggundergthegsupervisiongofgagcompanygofficer.
Whatgisgagdetailedgwrittengplangthatglistsgspecificgstepsgforgapproachinggagrecurringgpro
blemgorgsituation?g-gProcedure
Whichgstatementgaboutgatypicallygstressfulgeventsgisgaccurate?g-
gOfficersgshouldgmonitorgtheirgpersonnelgfollowinggangatypicallygstressfulgeventgforgsignsg
ofgposttraumaticgstressgdisorder.
WhichgisgangapparatusgrequirementgingNFPAg1500?g-
gApparatusgmustgbegdesignedgtogincludegseatgbeltsgforgallgoccupants.
OngwhichgNationalgFiregProtectiongAssociationg(NFPA)gstandardgaregthegprofessionalgq
ualificationsgforgFiregFightergIgbased?g-gNFPAg1001
WhichgdutygwouldglikelygbegassignedgtogagFiregFightergI?g-
gConductinggsearchgandgrescuegoperationsgasgpartgofgagteam
Whatgmaygresultgingpoorglightinggandgpossiblegdamagegtogtheglights,ggenerator,gorgelec
tricalgsystem?g-gOvertaxinggagpowergsource
Asgpartgofgagmembergassistancegprogram,gmanygfiregdepartmentsgoffergtobaccogcessa
tiongprogramsgbecausegtobaccogcan:g-gcausegcancer,gheartgdisease,gandgCOPD.
Whichgfiregfightinggpersonnelgaregtrainedgspecificallygtogextinguishgfiresgingoutdoorgveg
etation?g-gWildlandgfirefighter
FirefightersgaregatgriskgofgcontractinggrespiratorygdiseasesgsuchgasglunggcancergandgCO
PDgbecausegofgrepeatedgexposuregto:g-gsmoke,gdangerousggases,gandgchemicals.
Whengestablishinggscenegcontrolgzonesgatgangemergencygscene,gfirefightersgshouldgav
oidgtyinggropegorgcautiongtapegto:g-gvehicles
